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<br />Health and Safety Plan <br /> <br />7.2 Household Hazardous <br /> <br />Household Hazardous: Materials commonly found in the home or work place which <br />can be toxic, especially when discarded; e.g., paints, solvents, strong cleaners, <br />pesticides. <br /> <br />Actiou: If a sorter becomes aware that something is spilled in the materials and <br />hazardous--e.g., they smell a solvent or chemical odOf"-fuey will be advised to stop <br />working, step away, notify the others at the table to stop work, and call the supervisor. <br />If an unidentified chemical has apparently spilled on the materials, the sample will be <br />rejected, the table cleaned, and a new sample brought in. Sorters will set aside items <br />considered household hazardous waste (HHW) per the material category definitions. <br />The Site Supervisor will be responsible for working with the facility staff to designate <br />a location to place the HHW upon sorting the material for each sample. <br /> <br />7.3 Infectious Waste <br /> <br />Infectious Waste: Solid waste that might be able to transfer disease or infection to <br />another person; e.g., extremely bloody medical items, syringes, or an indiscriminateiy <br />discarded biomedical bag. These biomedical bags are often red in coior and they have <br />"infectious waste" or the biomedical symbol printed on them. <br /> <br />Action: If a hospital or veterinary bag or a similar medical waste is found, work will <br />be stopped and the coordinator notified to remove the materials from the table. Single <br />syringes are quite common in residential refuse and one of the major reasons hands <br />should not be plunged blindly into samples. If a syringe is found, the sorter finding it <br />should announce to other workers at the table "Syringe." The sorter will then move <br />the syringe to the appropriate container in order not to accidentally poke themselves, <br />another worker, or someone who may be coming up from behind. <br /> <br />8. Emergency Contingency Plan <br /> <br />The Site Supervisor will be the emergency coordinator. The Assistant Supervisor will <br />be the emergency coordinator in the event that the supervisor is not available. The <br />Site Supervisor is responsible for understanding and complying with the facilities' <br />emergency contingency plan and will follow site procedures. <br /> <br />8.1 Emergency Eyewash Unit <br /> <br />An emergency eyewash unit or portable eyewash bottles will be located near the sort <br />area. In the event that someone gets a foreign object in his or her eye, the victim's <br />eyes should be flushed with water from the eyewash unit. <br /> <br />Roseville - Health & Safety Plan <br /> <br />R. W. Beck 7 <br />